The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1887-10-30

would still remain to be decided, In there
any need Of o separate labor partyP
Strange Adventures In tho Sahara.
For several months of this year q white man
In the garb Of Mohammedan has been
wandering half starved and In peril OF his
life among the rowing Moorish shepherds Of
the western Sahara. The remarkable sd-
ventures and hairbreadth escapes Of Mr..
CAMILLE DoULs may seem, at first glance,
to have not even the remoteet connection
with the fears recently aroused In Europe by
the rumored death Of the Sultan Of Morocco.
It Is nevertheless true that the same causes
which the other day filled the statesmen OF
Spain, France and Italy with alarm, and
sent men-of-war hurrying to the ports OF
Morocco, produced the state OF things In the
Sahara that crowded Mr.. DouLs's rash jour
nsy with thrilling adventures.
It was the purpose Of this young man TO
explore, on behalf Of the French Govern
ment, the rich mineral region OF Sus, which
skirts the Atlantic seaboard just south OF 90
north latitude. He had the advantage of
previous experience In Morocco and Of ia
miliarity with Arabic. Knowing well that
the jealous fears Of the Sultan would thwart
any attempt to reach the mines Of Sus from
the north. he determined to land on the coast
south Of tho Atlas, and then make his way
north into the unexplored Eldorado, from
whose treasures Of silver and copper the Sui
tan has for some years derived large reve-
nue..
For various reasons Mr.. DoULs was una
BILE TO set foot on the coast until he had
reached Garnet Bay, over three hundred
milee south Of Sus. There, late In January
last fishing boat from the Canary Islands
landed the daring young man with his boxes
and provision basket. The wastes OF the
Sahara stretched before him. He set out
over the scorching sands, scanning the hor-
lion for signs of the desert nomads. They
might kill him, but at any rate he could not
live without them. he wore q Moorish
white garb, and his story was that he was
an Algerian merchant, sh1pwrecked on the
Atlantic coast.
After while he saw troop Of camels In
the distance. His sudden appearance like
an apparition In the little desert community
frightened the black slaves and astounded
their fierce owners. They did not believe q
word OF his story. No Mussulman had ever
come to them from the sea. His dress was
white, while their garments were made Of
blue cloth He was Christian dog, trying
to deceive the Faithful, and deserving the
death all unbelievers merit. Suddenly seized
from behind, he was thrown to the ground,
and while one put his foot on his throat
others bound his hands. His clothing was
stripped of, his money and revolver were
taken, and one assailant hit him on tho
mouth with the back of dagger, breaking
two teeth.
man named IBRAHAIM saved him from
Immediate death merely that he might DO
further questioned. When one Of the no
maids. crying. Let US strangle the Chris
tian." made another rush at the helpless
explorer, IBRAHAIM. gun In hand. said no
would shoot the first man who touched him.
He took DoULs to his tent, and told him to
consider himself his prisoner until he could
prove that he was Mussulman. The next
morning large party went to tho seashore
to get the boxes which the prisoner said he
had left there. The Moors did not easily fnd
their booty, and. shaking their daggers In
the explorers face, they declared that the
Christian was trying to lead them where his
friends lay In ambush to kill them. IBRA-
HAHN. who had as little faith as the others In
DoULss story, told him he would DO killed
II the boxes re not found. Just as he had
given himself up for lost they were disoov-
cred, and everything the explorer possessed
was soon divided among the Arabs, the wo-
men and children coming in for small share.
For some weeks the explorer expected
every day to be his last. 1t was fortunate
for him that he was proficient In the forms
OF Mohammedan worship, and that he could
recite passages from the Koran Nothing
could have saved him, however, II several
Shelks and holy men. to whom he was taken
for examination. had not expressed the
belief that he was Mussulman. He was
kept in irons until chief Of ono OF the
nomad tribes. before whom he was sum-
moned. told his captors that they had been
too hasty In lettering and despoilinR him.
and that they might DO called to account at
the day of judgment for innioting great
suffering upon one OF their brethren. Even
then he was not released until Moor OF
great authority. who had been to Mecca and
had travelled much. assured the nomads
that their prisoner was Turkish Mussul-
man. He was then at liberty, not to leave
the nomads who had captured him. but to
cast his future fortunes with the Arabs, and
become like them, wanderer In tho desert.
For Ave months he helped drive herds Of
camels and sheep over the dreary steppes
of the Western Sahara. traversing territory
that no white man had visited before.
and crossing here and there the path OF
DR.. LENz who, In the guise Of Turkish
physician, travelled over these plains to
Timbuctoo few years ago. In their wander
ings from one oasis to another, the nomads
took their white captive as far south % the
sandy wastes Of Fl Juf. within 800 miles Of
TimbuctooG Ha Viaiksd TanduI thu RrnAh